Cotton-picker



w. F. COOPER.

COTTON PICKEB. APPLICATION FILED APR. in, 1919;

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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W. F. COOPER.

COTTON PICKER.

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W F Cooper.

umren srATEs 'r WILLIAM F. ooornn, or new oaLEANs, LOUIS1ANA. I

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129 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. 'COOBER, a citizen'of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton- Pickers; and I dohereby' declare the tol lowing to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to'which it appertains to makeand use the same. I

My invention relates to improvements'in cotton pickers and more particularly to cotton pickers'of the vacuum type. I

An important object of this inventionis to provide a cotton picker of the class described having a plurality of independent vacuum. hose'connected with an equal number of separate vacuum compartments thereby permitting of the use of any desired num ber of the hose. v

A further object of this invention is to provide a cotton picker of the class described having novel cotton receiving means whereby the bolls are" efiectively spaced from the vacuum producing element.

A further object of this invention is to I provide a cottonpicker of the class described which may be operated-witha. minimum ofenergyand which may be operated over a comparatively large area at one time.

- Gther objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course .clined wall36 is imperforate andextends at approximately rightfiangles to .thelower vwall"35."jlhe upper'end of thewall 36 terminates below the plane of the several.

of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective of a cotton picking machine embodied in my invention,

Fig.2 is a vertical section through the same, I

Fig. 3 is 'a vertical transverse section taken on line-3+8 of Fig.2,

Fig. 1 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 44 of Fig.2. 2 In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration'is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention,the numeral 10 generally v indicates the apparatus. The

same includes a casing 11 mounted on a mobile structure 12. The casing 11 includes a bottom 13 and a top 14. Vertical partition walls 15 aredisposed withinthe casing and extend in spaced parallel relation to each other. i

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tion with a cylinder 17. ,Each alternate cylinder 17 'is arranged above the plane' of the adjacent cylinders. vacuum creating elements 19 aredisposed within the cylinders and "are connected to shaft's'20. The shafts extend'through bear-.

Rotary fans or ings. 21 carried by transverse supports 22 and 23. A-source of power 2 1- is" mounted f c on the base 13and is providedwith a drive:

shaft 25. The drive shaft 25 carries a pulley26 in vertical alinementwith pulleys 27 and 28 of theshaft 20. A belt 29 is adapted to extend over thepulleywheel' 26 and-the pulley wheels 27 and 28. Q'Aj tensioningwheel 30 is adapted for engagement with the belt Qaand is mounted on a shaft 31 carried by bearings 320i transverse sup ports 33'.

The front upper portion of theseveral' V compartments 16 are-in communication with j vacuum hose 34. The vacuum creating ele mentsclS) are spaced from the entrance open;

ings of the vacuum hose 34 thereby per-, I

mitti-ng or thefcottonon'its entrance to the "several compartments to fall to the bottom of the-same. Each compartment is provided in its bottom'portion with a rearwardlywinc'lined imper-forate wall Theu'pper end of the wall35 'abuts-the'lower end of an upwardly inclined wall 36. The upwardly 'in-"f cylinders and the entrance opening of the vacuum hose. A screen of wire- 37 or other perforate material connects with the upper end ofthe wall 36 and the top 14, thereby preventing access of the picked cotton to.

the vacuum' creating elements. The walls 35 and 36 in each of the compartments form pockets which effectively retain the picked cotton in the bottom of the several compartments; The cottonmay be dischargedfrom eachof'the compartments through a trap door 38 hingedly connected to the base 13 In the use of my invention, the center. hose maybe about fifteen feet long while the I outer hose is increased in length forcovering reater areas.

WVhile I have shown and. described the preferred embodiment of my inventiom'it is understood that I may make such minor 7 changes in arrangement and construction of parts as Will remain. Within thespirit-of the (invention and scope oftheappended claims. 7 Havingthus described my inventlon, What- 'I claim is p l. A ;co'tton' picker including, a casing, a

plurality of spaced parallelpartitions dis-, posed Within the casing thereby providing a plurality ofcompartments, yacuum conveying-elements-in communication with each ofthe compartments, vacuumt-creating elemerits foreach oflthe compartments, and inclined baili'e walfls. disposed ithin the compartments;

7 2A cotton picker including, a casing, a plurality of spacedparallel PGLIlJliZlOIlWELllS disposed With n the cas ng thereby prov1d- :ing a -pluralityfof compartments, vacuum creat ng elements for each oi the compartc .ments, vacuum hose for each 01' the :om-

partments, an inclined partition-Wall in the lower-rear portion of each of the compartments, a balllewallextending at right angles to said inclined partition Wall, andspacing the cottonzreceiving portionof, the compart- "n ient from said vacuum creating element,

, anda perforated-element connected "to the upper endof saidfibailie Wall and the top of said casing.

3.1A cotton piclrer including, a casing, a

plurality:lofspaced ,parallel vertical para tit-ions; disposed ithin the casing thereby in-g arranged in superimposed relation, a

providing plurality of compartments, .a plur'alityof cylinders arranged rearivardly of said compartments and in communicationitherewith, each'alternate cylinder bee source of p ower, vacuum 1 creating elements Within said cylinders and means connecting said vacuum creating elements With said sourceof: power. r o o 4. cotton'pickerincluding,:a casing, a

plurality of V spaced vertical parallel partitionsdisposed Within the casing thereby providing a plurality of compartments, a vacuum hose for each of said compartments, acylinder for eaclrofsanl compartments, a

rotary fan disposed Within eachof the cylindersja shaft for said fan, transverse sup.*

ports for sa d shafts, a source ofpower, and means'connectlng said source oi ;,powerl and' said shafts.

5. A'cottoii picker including, a casing,lal plurality of vertical spaced parallel partitions disposed within the casing thereby providing a plurality offcompartments, a vacuum hose for each of ,the; compartments, said vacuum hose being connected to the forward upperend of each of the compart n1ents,a cylinderfor each of the compartments, each alternate cylinderbeing 'arranged above the plane of the adjacent cylinders, a source of power, 'vacuum lf'ans disposed within, the cylinders, shafts iconnected Withthe-vacuum fan's, drive Wheels" mounted on the shait,a shaftjconnec'tecl with the source oflpo ver, a Wheel mounted onsaid power shaft, and a belt engaging said, power Wheel and the Wheel or said an 7 shafts. v i v c a v 6. Ina cotton p cker casing,'a- 'all extending transversely of the casing, afplu rality ofpa'rtitions disposed within the c'asin presence of tivo'witnesses,

lVitnesses: KS. Pos'r,

A. NEWMAN.

YWILLIAM r. ,CQQPER; 

